William Wallace Lambdin

William Wallace Lambdin
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
In office March 3, 1915 – December 20, 1916
Appointed by	Woodrow Wilson
Preceded by	Seat established by 38 Stat. 959
Succeeded by	Beverly Daniel Evans Jr.
Personal details
Born	William Wallace Lambdin (1861-10-25)October 25, 1861 Upson County, Georgia
Died	December 20, 1916(1916-12-20) (aged 55)
Education	University of Georgia (A.B.) read law

William Wallace Lambdin (October 25, 1861 – December 20, 1916) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.

Education and career

Born in Upson County, Georgia, Lambdin received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Georgia in 1879 and read law to enter the bar in 1888. He was in private practice in Atlanta, Georgia from 1888 to 1899, then in Barnesville, Georgia until 1906, and then in Waycross, Georgia from 1906 to 1915.

Federal judicial service

On March 3, 1915, Lambdin was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia created by 38 Stat. 959. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 3, 1915, and received his commission the same day. Lambdin served in that capacity for little over a year and a half, until his death on December 20, 1916.

Sources

• William Wallace Lambdin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.